Message 327407 - Python tracker

Message327407

Author	jdemeyer
Recipients	berker.peksag, docs@python, dstufft, eric.araujo, jdemeyer
Date	2018-10-09.14:23:52
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Message-id	<1539095033.02.0.545547206417.issue25592@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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> If you’re not sure about the reason for that sentence, I think you should not remove it from the docs If the docs are wrong, their history doesn't matter that much: the docs should be fixed regardless. > test the conditions (package with extension module) I did that before posting this bug report. I also looked at the distutils sources. I couldn't find any evidence that data_files are ever installed in sys.exec_prefix.

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> If you’re not sure about the reason for that sentence, I think you should not remove it from the docs

If the docs are wrong, their history doesn't matter that much: the docs should be fixed regardless.

> test the conditions (package with extension module)

I did that before posting this bug report. I also looked at the distutils sources. I couldn't find any evidence that data_files are ever installed in sys.exec_prefix.

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Date	User	Action	Args
2018-10-09 14:23:53	jdemeyer	set	recipients: + jdemeyer, eric.araujo, docs@python, berker.peksag, dstufft
2018-10-09 14:23:53	jdemeyer	set	messageid: <1539095033.02.0.545547206417.issue25592@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
2018-10-09 14:23:53	jdemeyer	link	issue25592 messages
2018-10-09 14:23:52	jdemeyer	create